Eduard Eranosyan

Eduard Eranosyan
Personal information
Full name	Eduard Antranik Eranosyan
Date of birth	8 February 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1988	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1988–1989	Apollon Kalamarias
1989–1990	Vitória de Setúbal
1990–1991	Leixões
1991–1992	Boavista
1992–1993	Leixões
1993–1995	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1996–1998	Leixões
International career
1982–1986	Bulgaria
Managerial career
1997–1999	Leixões
2000–2001	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2001–2002	Dobrudzha Dobrich
2003–2005	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2007	Beroe Stara Zagora
2008	APOP
2008	Enosis Neon
2013–2014	Kabuscorp
2015	Ludogorets Razgrad
2016–2017	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2019–2020	Doxa Katokopias
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduard Antranik Eranosyan (Bulgarian: Едуард Антраник Ераносян; born 8 February 1961), nicknamed "Edo" (Bulgarian: Едо), is a Bulgarian football manager and a former player who played as a striker. Eranosyan played for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Vitória de Setúbal, Leixões and Boavista.

Career

Player career

Beginning in 1978, he played for Lokomotiv Plovdiv (1977–1988, 1989, 1993–1994) as one of the club's most acclaimed attackers, featuring in 158 matches and scoring 62 goals in the A PFG, winning the Cup of the Soviet Army in 1983 and being the championship's top goalscorer in 1984.^[1] Later, he also played in Greece and Portugal, for Apollon Kalamarias (1988–1989), Vitória (1989–1990), Leixões S.C. (1990–1991, 1992–1993 and 1996–1997) and Boavista F.C. (1991–1992). Eranosyan has 10 caps for the Bulgaria national football team. He was known for his flair and view of the game.^[2]

Manager career

Eranosyan began his managing career at Leixões, which he coached between 1997 and 1999. He then took up the manager job at Lokomotiv Plovdiv, remaining there in 2000–2001 and between 2003 and 2005 (leading the team to its first and only championship title in 2004),^[3] also managing PFC Dobrudzha Dobrich in 2001–2002. Since 23 March 2007, he has been at the helm of PFC Beroe Stara Zagora. After he moved in Cyprus for APOP Kinyras Peyias. Then, in December 2008 he changed to Enosis Neon Paralimni continuing his adventure in Cyprus. In 2013 was appointed as a head coach of Angola football club Kabuscorp Sport Club.

Eranosyan also holds Portuguese citizenship.^[4]

Honours

Player honours

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Cup of the Soviet Army (1): 1983
Bulgarian A PFG top goalscorer (1): 1984

Boavista F.C.

Taça de Portugal (1): 1991–92

Manager honours

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Bulgarian A PFG (1): 2003-04
Bulgarian Supercup (1): 2004
Manager of the year in Bulgarian football (1): 2004

Kabuscorp S.C.P.

Girabola (1): 2013

References

^ "ЛОКОМОТИВ ПЛОВДИВ – СТАТИСТИКА" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Локомотив (Пд) поздрави Едуард Ераносян" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Едуард Ераносян празнува семейно рождения си ден в Пловдив" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Ераносян заменя Ривалдо с Адриано" (in Bulgarian). 27 December 2012.

Paytashev, Rumen (2001). Svetovna Futbolna Entsiklopediya. Sofia: KK Trud. p. 187. ISBN 978-954-528-201-0.

External links

Eduard Eranosyan at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "ЛОКОМОТИВ ПЛОВДИВ – СТАТИСТИКА" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[2] "Локомотив (Пд) поздрави Едуард Ераносян" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[3] "Едуард Ераносян празнува семейно рождения си ден в Пловдив" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[4] "Ераносян заменя Ривалдо с Адриано" (in Bulgarian). 27 December 2012.

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